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Whitehouse Family
AR-MS-914 · Family · 1869 - [19-?]

Whitehouse, Henry “Harry” 1869 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Emma 1869 - [1930]
Whitehouse, Florence 1891 - [1954?]
Whitehouse, Heleen 1895 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Hannah 1897 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Henry August 1899 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Elizabeth “Lilly” 1910 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Ernest 1905 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Ruth 1908 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Grace 1910 - [19-?]

Henry "Harry" Whitehouse was married to Emma Whitehouse and together they had eight children, five daughters and three sons; Florence, Heleen, Hannah, Henry, Elizabeth “Lily”, Ernest, Ruth, and Grace. The family immigrated to Canada in 1906 and resided in Edmonton, Alberta. The family was Baptist. Harry was a firefighter with the No. 4 Fire Hall in Edmonton and Florence worked as a bookbinder.

Bulyea Family
AR-MS-883 · Family · 1859-1934

Bulyea, George Hedley Vicars 1859-1915
Bulyea, Annie Blanche (née Babbit) 1863-1934
Bulyea, Percy McFarlane 1885-1901

George Heldey Vicars Bulyea was born in Gagetown, New Brunswick on February 17, 1859 to James Alberta Bulyea and Jane Blizzard. George received his education in New Brunswick attending Gagetown Grammar School and the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1878.

After receiving his degree Bulyea became a teacher and was a principal in New Brunswick before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and in the same year moved again to Qu'Appelle, District of Assiniboia, North-West Territories (now Saskatchewan).

George married Annie Blanche Babbit on January 29, 1885. Annie was born on September 17, 1863 in Gagetown, New Brunswick and was the second daughter of Robert Thorne Babbit. Annie attended public schools in Gagetown.

Until 1898 George worked as a merchant and was the first treasurer of Qu'Appelle and Annie was the president of the local union. In 1899 Annie was elected president in Regina, Saskatchewan. Annie was also superintendent of W.C.T.U. in Northwest Territories and in 1905 made honorary president of the Edmonton Union. While in Alberta, Annie was honorary president of the Alberta Provincial W.C.T.U., the Dominion W.C.T.U., and president of the Baptist Women’s Missionary Society of Western Canada.

In 1891 George ran in the Northwest Territories election as an unsuccessful candidate for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories. He ran again in 1894 and was successful and was re-elected in 1898 and 1902. In 1897 George became a member of the first Executive Council of the Northwest Territories. From 1898 to 1905 George was Special Commissioner to the Territories and Administrator of Territorial Affairs in the Yukon. In these early years of his political career George also served as the Commissioner of Agriculture and Territorial Secretary n Haultain and the Commissioner of Public Works.

On September 1, 1905 George was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the same day Alberta became a province. He was appointed for a second term and served until October 20, 1915. George was then appointed as the chair of Alberta’s Board of Publicity Utility Commissioners until 1923.

George and Annie had one son together in 1885, Percey McFarlane Bulyea, who passed away on February 5, 1901 at the age of fifteen from a paralytic affliction.
Following George’s retirement, Annie and George moved to Peachland, British Columbia. George died on July 22, 1929 and Annie died on August 27, 1934.

Sache and Christie Families
AR-MS-201 · Family · 1849 - 1960

Frederick H. Sache was born in Perth, Ontario in 1849. In 1872 he joined a Dominion survey party charged with the task of laying out part of the northwest. Having reached Edmonton, he decided to stay in the town of Strathcona where he invested in real estate. Through his business partner, John Walter, Frederick met John’s sister, Mary Walter, and the two eventually married. Frederick and Mary stayed in John Walter’s home for a time before moving to a house of their own in Strathcona. Frederick passed away in 1911.

Mary Sache (née Walter) was the third child born to William and Helen Walter in 1856 at Stenness, Orkney, Scotland. In 1881, Mary came to live with her eldest sibling, John Walter, in Edmonton.

Together, Frederick and Mary had three children: daughters Nellie and Francis, and a son named William. In 1921, Francis married Henry Flockhart Christie, son of William Christie of Glasgow, Scotland. Henry served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during the First World War. He later designed and supervised the construction of the East End Bridge (now called Dawson Bridge) and the 105 Street Bridge.

Sache, Frederick 1849-1911
Sache, Mary (née Walter) 1856-1927
Christie, Frances Margaret (née Sache) 1889-1960
Christie, Henry Flockhart 1883-1958
Kerr, Helen (née Sache) 1885-1949
Sache, William Henry 1891-1954

Henderson Family
AR-MS-804 · Family · [ca.1837] - 1962

Henderson, Thomas [ca.1837] - [after 1898]
Henderson, Margaret Oliver 1839 - [after 1882]
Henderson, Walter “Watt” [ca.1880] - [after 1950]
Henderson, Charles Allan 1877 - 1962

Thomas Henderson was born in Ontario in the mid to late 1830s. In 1866 Thomas married Margaret Oliver. Margaret was born in Scarboro, Ontario in 1869 and moved to North Oxford in 1843.
In December 1874 Thomas and Margaret relocated to New Westminster, British Columbia, where Thomas worked as a gold miner. Thomas didn’t have much luck with gold mining and in 1880 Thomas and Margaret, along with their six children, moved to Edmonton. The Hendersons began their journey to Edmonton in the spring of 1880 and arrived on October 15, 1880. When the family arrived in Alberta they began farming near Stoney Plain and then an area that was known as Little Mountain. In Little Mountain they sowed wheat and grew vegetables such as turnips. Two years later Thomas built a house in Edmonton near Fraser Avenue. During this time the children attended Edmonton’s first school and the family attended the First Presbyterian Church.
Thomas farmed crops until 1888 before traveling back to Ontario and Florida. While in Ontario he shipped a box of Italian bees to Edmonton who produced honey. Thomas is credited as being the first to introduce honey bees to the district. Thomas built up 32 hives on his farm in Edmonton after his trip.
Thomas sold his homestead in Little Mountain and the family relocated to Rabbit Hill. In 1898 Thomas built a round barn on his farm in Rabbit Hill. The barn was built with 20 slides to house purebred Jersey cattle. During this time Thomas also traveled to take part in the Klondike Gold Rush, however he never arrived and soon returned to Rabbit Hill.
Thomas and Margaret’s children included Olive, Robena, Percy, Walter, Charles, and Annette. When arriving in Alberta the Henderson's had two more children, one which passed away in infancy. Charles was Edmonton’s first newsboy, working for the Edmonton Bulletin. Charles was the last surviving member among his sibling and passed away on March 26, 1962.

Lauder Family
AR-MS-823 · Family · 1843-1983

Lauder, James 1843-1924
Lauder, Hannah (neé Gray) 1845 - 1910
Lauder, Thomas (Tommy) Gray 1863-1949
Lauder, Adeline [18-] -1971
Lauder, Norine (Dodo) Janet 1895 -1983
Lauder, Arthur James Gray [ca.1898]-1967

James Lauder was born in Scotland on March 26, 1843. In 1874 James and his wife Hannah Lauder (neé Gray), along with their then three children, immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba. A few years later on May 30th, 1881, the family relocated to Edmonton, Alberta. The journey to Edmonton took the family three and half months and they arrived on September 15th, 1881. James and Hannah had 11 children together including Isabella, James (Jr.), Norman, Alec, Jennie, Annie, Margaret, Maude, Clara, and Thomas. Their oldest daughter passed away before they immigrated to Canada.

James was a Scottish baker by trade and in November 1885 he opened the first bakery and confectionery in Edmonton near 98 Street. The bakery served bread to the North West Mounted Police at Fort Saskatchewan, which was delivered to the Fort by horse and wagon. In 1897 James had a stroke and sold his bakery to Hallier & Aldridge around 1900. James died at the age of 81 on March 6, 1924. Hannah passed away on January 10th, 1910 from a serious illness.

James and Hannah’s eldest son Thomas Gray Lauder went on to become Edmonton’s first fire chief and their daughter, Jennie, was Edmonton’s first telephone operator. Jennie later married William Griesbach. Thomas Lauder married Sarah Chandler and together they had 2 sons and 3 daughters, Adaline Lauder, Norine Janet Lauder, Marie Lauder, Arthur James Gray Lauder, and Lewis Reade Lauder. Lewis worked for Canadian National Express for 37 years. Arthur was an Edmonton fire chief and married to Marion Lauder, a piano teacher.

Norine Lauder, the last surviving member of her siblings, passed away in 1983. James’ and Thomas’ homestead was located in the area now known as Lauderdale, named after James and his family.

Moreau Family
AR-MS-873 · Family · [18-?] - n.d.

Moreau, David [18-?] - [19-?]
Moreau, Marie [ca.1853] - 1907
Pilon, Victoria [18-?] - [19-?]

David Moreau arrived in Strathcona in 1899 with other immigrants from Quebec and the eastern United States. The family consisted of David Moreau and his wife, Marie Moreau (neé Pepin), and their four children. David built Regal Department Store in Strathcona. Marie died in November 1907 at the age of 54.
Victoria Pilon (neé Moreau), the daughter of David and Marie, and her husband Emile Pilon, were the first owners of the University Grocery store located at 107 Street and 87 Avenue.

Carmichael Family
AR-MS-799 · Family · [18?] - current

The Carmichael family consisted of Norman Carmichael, his wife and two children, Glen Carmichael and Mary Marie Carmichael. Their homestead was located in Rocky Rapids near Stony Plain, Alberta. Mary Marie and Glen relocated to Edmonton. Mary Marie married John W. "Jack" Horan, an M.L.A. for Jasper Place in the 1960s. Glen taught school at Spruce Grove for 26 years.

Frederic B. Robertson Family
AR-MS-207 · Family · 1841 - 2013

Cooper, Nellie Robertson 1868-1949
Cooper, William (‘Barney’) 1860-1930
Davis, Jean Robertson 1907-1967
Griffin, Constance 1895-1977
Griffin, Dorothy 1905-1935
Lane, Grace Robertson 1885-1946
Robertson, Frederic B. 1911-2005
Robertson, Isabel Wright 1887-1969
Robertson, Norma Foley 1913-2013
Robertson, Robert A. 1881-1974
Robertson, Scott G. 1908-2000
Robertson, W. Scott 1841-1915
Wood, Margaret Robertson 1902-1990

Frederic Beverly Robertson was born to Isobel Wright and Robert A. Robertson on 4 Oct 1911 in Edmonton. He is the grandson of W. Scott Robertson, Edmonton’s first Sheriff.

Frederic married Norma Foley in 1939 in Saskatoon. The couple settled in Edmonton and they had three children – Lynn, Robert, and John.

Frederic worked for the Swift Canadian Company and then was the founding President and owner of Western Brand Products in Edmonton.

Frederic B. Robertson died 6 Feb 2005 in Kelowna, B.C. and is inurned in the Edmonton Cemetery.

Secord Family
AR-MS-46 · Family · 1860-current

Keltie, Gene Secord 1897-1981
McFadyen, Lena Secord 1895-1993
Secord, Annie York 1868-1951
Secord, Isobel 1902-1993
Secord, Margaret Calder 1905-1980
Secord, Richard Henry 1860-1935
Secord, Richard Calhoun 1955-current
Secord, Richard York 1900-1987

The Secord family in Edmonton can trace its roots to the James Secord family of Ontario (1700's), and earlier to the Ambroise Sicard family in New Rochelle, New York (1600's).

Richard Henry Secord came to Edmonton as a young man from Ontario in 1881. He married Annie York and they had five children - Lillian Laura, Annie Helena (Lena), Imogene (Gene), Richard York, and Isobel.

Lillian Laura died in infancy. Lena Secord married Alexander McFadyen, Gene Secord married George Keltie, and Richard York married Margaret Calder.

Richard York Secord and Margaret Secord had one son, Richard David Secord, and one adopted son, Ken Kirsch Secord.

Richard David Secord married Delle Calhoun and they had seven children - Richard Calhoun, Christopher, David, Dean, Kerry, Laura, and Mark.

Richard David Secord family
AR-MS-46-S-7 · Family · 1933-current

Secord, Barbara Delle Calhoun [ca. 1935] - current
Secord, Richard Calhoun 1955 - current
Secord, Richard David 1933 - 2018

Richard David Secord was born in 9 September 1933 to Katherine Margaret Calder and Richard York Secord in Edmonton. He attended the Vermilion School of Agriculture and was instrumental in running Avoncroft, the family farm started by his father. He had a significant presence in breeding, raising, and showing cattle breeds.

Richard David Secord married Barbara Delle Calhoun ca. 1954 in Edmonton. They had seven children – Richard Calhoun, David, Mark, Kerry, Ross, Scott, and Laura. Richard David Secord died 3 December 2018 in Edmonton and is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery.

Richard Calhoun Secord was born to Barbara Delle Calhoun and Richard David in 1955. He was raised on the family farm at Winterburn AB. He attended the University of Durham, graduating in 1977, then did a law degree at the University of Alberta and was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1980. He currently works as a lawyer in Edmonton AB.